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A new 'View' master

Whoopi Goldberg is chosen to take over the show's job of moderator.

NEW YORK - Whoopi Goldberg, named Wednesday as the new moderator of The View as the show puts Rosie O'Donnell in its rearview mirror, said her new job is a "big ol' thrill for me."

Goldberg jogged down the aisle of the New York studio, slapping hands with the audience, when the announcement was made live on the air by show creator Barbara Walters.

"I love this show," said Goldberg, one of a select few performers to win an Oscar, an Emmy, a Tony and a Grammy award. "I love coming on it. I love hanging out with you guys."

O'Donnell announced in the spring she was leaving ABC's daytime talk show after less than a year filled with controversy and feuds with Donald Trump and co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

Goldberg, 51, gives The View a big name to fill the slot of moderator, who generally steers the discussion.

She may not reach O'Donnell's level, but Goldberg is no stranger to political controversy. She was dumped from a Slim-Fast advertising campaign in 2004 after making a speech mocking the Bush administration at a political rally and using the president's surname as a sexual reference.

The View is in "ongoing discussions" with several people for another cast slot, a spokesman said. That would fill the chair left unoccupied since the stormy departure of Star Jones Reynolds last year.

Among the candidates for that role is actor Sherri Shepherd, who has appeared on The View as a sub several times in the past month.